Legal Opinion

Crown Hill Cemetery Ass'n v. Evatt

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided June 7, 1944No. 29866PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtZimmerman, J.

In determining the ultimate question of whether the decision of the Board of Tax Appeals is unreasonable or unlawful, this court is required to consider certain provisions of the laws of Ohio and apply them to the facts of the case.

Section 2, Article XII of the Constitution of- Ohio simply authorizes, inter alia, the passage of laws to exempt burying grounds from taxation.

Section 5350, General Code, provides:

“Lands used exclusively as graveyards, or grounds for burying the dead, except such as are held by a person, company or corporation with a view to profit, or for the purpose of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Incorporated Trustees of the Gospel Worker Society v. EvattOhio Supreme Court · 1942
  2. Wehrle Foundation v. EvattOhio Supreme Court · 1943
  3. Cullitan v. Cunningham SanitariumOhio Supreme Court · 1938
  4. State Ex Rel. Boss v. HessOhio Supreme Court · 1925
  5. Ivy Hill Cemetery Company's AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. City of Cleveland v. Board of Tax AppealsOhio Supreme Court · 1950
  2. In Re Bond Hill-Roselawn Hebrew SchoolOhio Supreme Court · 1949
  3. Tax Exemption of Sunset Memorial Gardens, Inc. v. Idaho State Tax CommissionIdaho Supreme Court · 1958
  4. Welfare Federation v. GlanderOhio Supreme Court · 1945
  5. Battelle Memorial Institute v. DunnOhio Supreme Court · 1947

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